Equity
The QSA is committed to providing services and materials that challenge inequities and contribute to Queensland students receiving a socially just education. The equity principles that underpin all functions of the QSA are detailed in the:
Curriculum and test materials
To support the development of curriculum and test materials, including the Years 1 to 10 Key Learning Area syllabuses, the QSA has published:
This documents discusses the equity areas of:
- Aboriginal cultures and Torres Strait Islander cultures
- cultural and linguistic diversity
- disabilities and learning difficulties
- gender and gender construction
- gifts and talents
- rural and remote locations
- socioeconomic circumstance and poverty.
Senior secondary assessment
The following guidelines seek to ensure equity in assessment, so that all students have the same opportunity to demonstrate their learning. They were endorsed by the Australasian Curriculum, Assesssment and Certification Authorities (ACACA) in 1995.
Last reviewed: 17 December 2007
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